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How to Easily Explore Coding Ideas
Explore different online services, code playgrounds, and local setups for quickly testing coding ideas and concepts.
#coding #development #productivity
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CSS Is Getting Mixins + Functions
Scott and Wes discuss the CSS proposal for mixins and functions being added to the language. This will allow writing cleaner, more reusable code directly in CSS instead of needing a preprocessor.
#CSS #WebDev #Frontend
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Cache Ruins Everything Around Me
Discussion about cache invalidation issues when caching user-specific data, solutions like using different URLs, partial caching, edge functions, and drawbacks like flash of unstyled content.
#caching #webdev #performance
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New CSS and JavaScript You Should Be Using
Scott and Wes discuss the latest web development news in 2010 including jQuery 1.2, mobile apps with HTML5, custom fonts, rounded corner CSS, Node.js, WordPress 2.3 and more.
#jQuery #Mobile #WordPress #JavaScript
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Middleware Explained
Explaining what middleware is and examples of how it's commonly used in web development for things like authentication, caching, error handling, etc.
#middleware #nodejs #webdev
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Docker For Developers
An overview of Docker geared towards web developers - what it is, why its useful, how to get started, core concepts, tools, and some pitfalls.
#Docker #DevOps
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TypeScript Interview Questions - STUMP’d
Wes and Scott quiz each other on advanced TypeScript features and syntax in a segment they call 'Stumped'.
#TypeScript #JavaScript
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Little Scripts: Coding for your Co-workers
Discussion on writing small scripts to help coworkers and improve workflows using tools like FFmpeg, AI, and automation
#automation #ai #productivity
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The Taliban Stole My Domain
Wes recounts how the Taliban taking over Afghanistan resulted in his bos.af domain being revoked, and discusses the intricacies and risks of getting clever country code top-level domains.
#domains #webdev #Afghanistan #country-codes
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Stop going to Spam: DMARC, SPF and DKIM Explained
Discussion on properly setting up DMARC, SPF and DKIM to ensure your transactional and marketing emails reach the inbox rather than spam.
#email #deliverability #DMARC #SPF
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CSS Native @scope
This episode covers the new native CSS scoping feature using the @scope rule, how it works, what problems it solves, and browser support status.
#css #frontend #webdev
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Is HTMX a Joke?
HTMLX is a small library for swapping out parts of your UI with responses from a server. It brings back AJAX and is not a full replacement for React.
#front-end #frameworks #server-side
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Svelte 5: Speed, Simplicity & Size
Covers new Svelte 5 features focused on speed, simplicity and smaller bundles including the $state, $effect and $props syntax changes.
#Svelte #JavaScript
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Where Does Time Come From?
Discussion on how time works on computers and issues that arise when working with dates and time in JavaScript. Covers time infrastructure, standards, and new Temporal API.
#time #javascript #webdev
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How to be Productive
Wes and Scott discuss productivity habits like tracking goals, scheduling focus time, simplifying workflows, and pushing through procrastination to build momentum.
#productivity #workflows #organization
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CSS :has() in Every Browser! 10 Uses
Discussion of practical examples and use cases unlocked by the CSS :has() selector being supported across all major browsers.
#css #webdev #frontend
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The Surprisingly Exciting World of Print + PDF CSS
Covers using print CSS for various use cases like shipping labels and recipes. Explains how to load print CSS, use advanced features like CSS counters and @page rules, control page margins and numbering, debug print styles, and generate PDFs.
#print-css #css #web-dev
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How We Made Syntax.fm Faster
Scott and Wes discuss various performance issues encountered while rebuilding the Syntax site, including slow database queries, unnecessary data loading, and Open Graph image generation. They share the optimizations and tools used to diagnose bottlenecks and make improvements.
#webdev #performance #debugging
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AI and ML - The Pieces Explained
Scott and Wes explain all the terminology, services, and technical pieces that make up artificial intelligence and machine learning.
#AI #ML #Technology
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The Observer Pattern
Discussion on the observer pattern, its use in game dev and JavaScript frameworks, differences from observables, and its relation to promises and streams.